(a) (1) The chair of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $18,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.

(2) Each other member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $15,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.

(b) (1) The Board may employ:

(i) inspectors, subject to § 11-206 of this subtitle; and

(ii) clerical and other assistants as are necessary.

(2) The Board shall employ:

(i) a full-time executive director whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 17;

(ii) a full-time administrator whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 16;

(iii) two full-time secretaries whose annual salaries shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 13;

(iv) a full-time chief inspector whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within non-represented pay schedule NR-05; and

(v) an attorney at an annual salary of $60,000.

(3) (i) The Board may hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Board is unable to perform because of a conflict of interest.

(ii) The Board may spend no more than $30,000 each year to hire a contractual attorney under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Board may set the compensation of the employees.